Calif. Court Rules Illegal Immigrants Can Get Workers' Comp
West News • October 20, 2005
Illegal immigrants injured on the job are entitled to workers' compensation benefits despite their legal status, a California state appeals court ruled.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled in a ...
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Subject: RE: Calif court rules illegal immegrants get workers comp
Posted On: October 21, 2005, 12:20 pm CDT
Posted By: David Mitchell MBA MAHR CIC
Comment:
Certainly we can have empathy for the person who gets hurt on the job,but why should workers compensation have to pay if Farmers Coffee had knowledge of the hiring of illegal immigrants. Workers compensation language under exclusions reads,"This insurance does not cover:...3. bodily injury to an employee while employed in violation of law with your actual knowledge or the actual knowledge of any of your executive officers:..." National Council on Compensation Insurance 3 0f 6 WC-29. I am sure Farmers Coffee requires I-9's when they hire employees.
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Subject: RE: Calif court rules illegal immegrants get workers comp